For this reason, its borders with the rest of Basra province were never clearly defined or mutually agreed.

In Fadhila's model, Basra Province, the only one it controls, would stand on its own.

British troops transferred control of Basra province to the Iraqi authorities in 2007, four-and-a-half years after the invasion.

Malaria is common in some rural areas in the north and in Basra province in the south.

The governor of Basra Province immediately went to the island with a contingent of soldiers, policemen and reporters.

The 17th Fires Brigade deployed to the Basra Province in the summer of 2009.

Shortly before the election, an initiative was started in Basra Province to convert the province into a Region.

The oil-rich Basra Province, where British troops have patrolled in relative calm for most of the last three years, is now rated as "serious."

Five people were wounded, according to Hakim al-Mayahi, a top security official in Basra Province.

Basra Province alone suffered more than 30 insurgent attacks in the last month, according to data provided by a private security company that is operating in Iraq.